Glassy magnetic behavior in the phase-separated perovskite cobaltites

Abstract

In this paper we demonstrate that the origin of the glassy behaviors (memory, aging, etc.) in the phase-separated perovskite cobaltites cannot be simply ascribed to intercluster interactions as the phase-separated manganites can. Instead, our study indicates that both the intercluster interactions and a spin glasslike phase contribute to the glassy behaviors. Thus, this study distinguishes the picture of phase separation between manganites and cobaltites.